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Shiurim on Chumash and Navi by Menachem Leibtag
In Memory of Rabbi Avraham Leibtag (1 Shvat, 5682 - 5 Adar, 5756)

for Parshat ACHAREI MOT & SHABBAT HA'GADOL & PESACH

for ACHAREI MOT
Questions for Preparation and Self Study
Shiur #1: The Second Half of Sefer Vayikra
Shiur #2: The Internal Structure of the Laws of Tumah and Tahara
Shiur #3: The Torah Reading for Yom Kippur Mincha

for PESACH & CHAG HA'MATZOT
Two Reasons for Matza - between Pesach & Chag Ha'Matzot
TOPICS re: PASSOVER
- Questions for Preparation and Self Study
- Shiurim on the HAGGADAH
- Shiurim on Pesach and Yom Tov
- Shiurim regarding Pesach and Yetziat Mitzrayim in Chumash
The Second Half of Sefer Vayikra
The
Internal Structure of the Laws of Tumah and Tahara
The Torah
Reading for Yom Kippur Mincha
It is interesting to note that on Yom
Kippur shacharit we read Vayikra chapter 16, while at mincha we read
Vayikra chapter 18. Now the reason why we read chapter 16 is simple,
for it details the special AVODAH of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur
in the Bet ha'Mikdash. However, why do read specifically chapter 18
for mincha? After the prohibition of "arayot" (the primary topic)
contains no obvious connection to Yom Kippur? As we will show,
chapter 16 constitutes the climax of the first half of Sefer Vayikra
for on Yom Kippur, as the "kohen gadol" enters the "kodesh
ha'kdoshim" on the "shabbat shabbaton", Am Yisrael ascends to the
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Pesach and Chag Ha'Matzot (Parshat Ha'Chodesh)
The Dual Nature of the
Chagim
Parshat Emor is famous for its lengthy
presentation of the "chagim" (the Jewish holidays). These same
holidays are also described in the other books of Chumash: in Sefer
Shmot: Parshat Mishpatim and Ki-tisa; in Sefer Bamidbar: Parshat
Pinchas; and in Sefer Dvarim: Parshat Re'ay. It would seem logical
for ALL the laws concerning the chagim to be presented together in
one parsha. However, Chumash prefers to separate them,
allowing each Sefer to focus on a different thematic aspect of the
"chagim." This shiur contains two parts. Part One provides a general
overview of the Chagim in Chumash. Part Two examines the double
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Dayyenu
How can a Jew say, let alone sing, that "it
would have been enough" even had we not received the Torah or Eretz
Yisrael? Yet, every year at the Pesach seder this is the perplexing
message we seemingly proclaim as we sing "Dayyenu!" |
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P> The Four Sons -
K'neged Arba'ah Banim
Everyone is familiar with the Midrash of
"The Four Sons" in the Hagaddah, yet because we are less familiar
with the parshiot in chumash quoted by that Midrash, its deeper
message is often overlooked. The following shiur is a classic
example of the necessity of learning "pshat" to appreciate "drash."
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Korban Pesach and
Korban Todah
Why is the korban Pesach different than all
the other korbanot in Chumash? Why must it be eaten with matza and
marror, with a pre-designated group and only on the evening of the
15th? The list goes on and on. Despite its uniqueness,
though, in certain ways it is most similar to the korban
Todah. In the following shiur, we discuss these similarities
in order to better understand the laws of Pesach. |
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